Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

The Book of Exodus tells of a miraculous parting of the Red Sea that allowed Moses and the Israelites to escape Egypt. Now, science has an older and more extreme tale to tell: About 6.2 million years ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ancient riverbanks of Kenya’s Turkana Basin, nearly three million years ago ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

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Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

The Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian Ocean turned it into a waterway again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...